However, the leu’s indicative won 0.4% versus the US dollar to 3.3026 units.
The leu opened at 4.383/4.385 per euro, from 4.3815/4.3825 per euro at Friday close and traded near 4.38 in the first half of the day, amid a quiet market.
In the money market, overnight rates rose to 5.2%-5.7% a year, from 1.7%-2.2% a year Friday as banks start building up their mandatory reserve requirements.